Iraq war
American ISIS: The Domestic Terrorist Fallout of the Iraq War
The US military recruited neo-Nazis, gang members, and criminals to fight the war on terror—and now they're coming home.
This British Versus American Sniper Debate Is a Bizarre Form of Patriotic Dick-Swinging
Neither Chris Kyle nor the Sun's anonymous British marine is actually the best sniper ever. But it's a weird point of pride either way.
Veterans with PTSD Have Found Solace at the Sausage Castle Party House in Florida
"I get a sense of camaraderie here... It seems at the end of the day like a family."
Talking Heads: How the US Created the Islamic State
Mark Danner discusses his 2003 essay "Iraq: The New War," which outlined how American policy in the Middle Eastern country helped incite what was then an emerging insurgency.
Talking Heads: How the US Created the Islamic State
VICE News sat down with Mark Danner to discuss his New York Review of Books essay that forecasted the formation of the Islamic State over a decade before it happened.
This Company Creates Custom Sex Toys for Disabled Veterans
What does a soldier do when he's sent home from combat, still young and lascivious, but no longer able to feel his dick? He buys a sex toy from Tom Stewart, the owner of Sportsheets.
Going on R&R in Good Ol' Qatar
A former US Army sergeant looks back on a lost weekend in 2003 involving a generous Marine major, a belly dancer, and a lot of Jack and Cokes.
Supporting Our Troops Means Needing and Improving Prosthetic Limbs
Concern for troops in wartime focused on saving lives, with an unintended increase in maimings. Now concern for veterans is spurring remarkable developments in prosthetics.
What We're Leaving Behind
VICE News correspondent Ben Anderson continues his visit to an NGO-operated hospital in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
What We're Leaving Behind
As foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan, violence is increasing. Fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban is chaotic and often indiscriminate, and civilian casualties are rising, as Afghans pay the price for the West's failures.
How the US Government Helped Kill the Labour Party's Left
In the 1980s the US government made the UK Labour Party more right wing.
The Islamic State May Be Using Saddam's Chemical Weapons Against the Kurds
Photos of dead Kurdish fighters in Kobane suggest that they were exposed to chemical agents — and have touched off a renewed debate about WMD in Iraq.